Miyamoto claimed that the film will be “well worth the wait,” and the success of the original Sonic the Hedgehog film demonstrates how accurate that can be. The first film required a three-month wait so that animators could correct Sonic after spectators reacted negatively to the first trailer, but it was a smash hit when it was released. There are no indications of comparable concerns with the Mario film, and while we still don’t know much about it, Deadline claims that the delay is for “optimizing the family audience,” with an Easter weekend release next year. It’s just a coincidence that it could coincide with the opening of the first US Super Nintendo World theme park and Nintendo’s sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.
